What would be evidence that a particular item on a test may be "biased"?
a. Most of the people who answer this item correctly do well on the rest of the test.
b. A higher percentage of people answer this item correctly now than 20 years ago.
c. The item is among the easiest for one group and among the hardest for another.
d. More than half of all the people taking the test answered this item incorrectly.
c
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What term describes the symptoms and signs of mental disorders, including phenomena as depressed mood, panic attacks, and bizarre beliefs?
What is it?
Describe the construct of the mood-related continuum. How do you think this construct helps in understanding mood disorders?
What will be an ideal response?
How does lithium work to curb the mood swings associated with bipolar disorder?
a. Scientists do not really understand the mechanism by which lithium works. b. It simultaneously decreases serotonin and increases norepinephrine in the brain. c. It actives the secretion of melatonin, which causes a ‘softening' of the mood swings. d. It depresses the action of the dorsolateral hypothalamus, a crucial part of the limbic system, thus quelling mood swings.
Young people between 25 and 34 are __________
A) most likely to meet a partner at work B) the most avid users of dating sites and apps C) unlikely to use the Internet to meet a partner D) likely to have had 2–4 partners in the past year